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Justice Department Launches Investigation of Worcester Police Department
15 Nov 2022

Justice Department Launches Investigation of Worcester Police Department

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: Federal | 0

The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Worcester Police Department (WPD). This civil investigation will assess whether WPD engages in a pattern or practice of excessive force or engages in discriminatory … Continued

DOJ
Part II: Letter To DOJ To Investigate & Reform BPD
1 Jul 2015

Part II: Letter To DOJ To Investigate & Reform BPD

by reformnow | posted in: Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

To: Attorney General Loretta Lynch To: Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division To: Ronald L. Davis, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) re: Request to DOJ to investigate and help reform the Boston … Continued

BPD, DOJ
Full Text of Letter to DOJ with footnotes & signatures
6 May 2015

Full Text of Letter to DOJ with footnotes & signatures

by reformnow | posted in: Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

If you would like to view the PDF in your own viewer click here http://masspolicereform.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Boston-letter-to-DOJ-FINAL.pdf [pdf-embedder url=”http://masspolicereform.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Boston-letter-to-DOJ-FINAL.pdf”]    

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FULL VIDEO: DOJ Press Conference
5 May 2015

FULL VIDEO: DOJ Press Conference

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0
BPD, DOJ
Boston activists call on DOJ for BPD investigation, reform
5 May 2015

Boston activists call on DOJ for BPD investigation, reform

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

Boston activists call on DOJ for BPD investigation, reform Caption: Jamarhl Crawford reads the letter he sent to the Department of Justice demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality against minorities in the city. PHOTO Photo: BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO In the midst of … Continued

BPD, DOJ
Activists call for US review of Boston police
5 May 2015

Activists call for US review of Boston police

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

Activists call for US review of Boston police By Meghan E. Irons GLOBE STAFF MAY 05, 2015 Some Roxbury activists and their supporters are appealing to the Justice Department to conduct a top-to-bottom review of Boston’s police force, a move … Continued

BPD, DOJ
What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department?
4 May 2015

What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department?

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department? by Sarah Childress | FRONTLINE Enterprise Journalism Group Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the federal … Continued

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Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports
4 May 2015

Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports By SARAH CHLDRESS Boston Police Headquarters Credit BPD News Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the … Continued

BPD, DOJ
DOJ Ferguson Report: Please Come To Boston
16 Mar 2015

DOJ Ferguson Report: Please Come To Boston

by reformnow | posted in: City, Federal | 0

Department of Justice Releases Scathing Report on Ferguson As much of the world is shocked and amazed at the revelations detailed in the Department of Justice’s report on Ferguson.  For those who have been organizing against police brutality and calling … Continued

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Open Letter to The DOJ: Investigate & Reform BPD
15 Jan 2015

Open Letter to The DOJ: Investigate & Reform BPD

by reformnow | posted in: Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

Letter to DOJ: Investigate and help reform BPD May 4, 2015 The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Dear Attorney General Lynch: The City of Boston … Continued

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News

  • INTERNAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT PANEL PUBLIC MEETING JAN. 19 January 10, 2023
  • POST Commission Public Meeting January 12, 2023 January 10, 2023
  • 19 Massachusetts police officers off the job as result of the new law enforcement certification December 29, 2022
  • Mass. POST Commission Police Officer Database Unveiled December 13, 2022

Research

  • Can a cop be in two places at once? September 30, 2020
  • Demonstrators Demand Reopening Of Police Shooting Cases In Boston Rally September 9, 2020
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  • Calls For Boston Police Reform Evoke Almost 30 Years Of Tension September 3, 2020
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